Representatives of CSTO states to discuss issues of countering drug trafficking in Moscow

MOSCOW. November 22. KAZINFORM /Narymbek Ismagulov/ The 9th meeting of the Coordinating Council of heads of the competent bodies on countering illegal drug trafficking of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member countries will be held today in Moscow.

The press service of the Organization informed that the representatives of the Eurasian Group on combating money laundering and financing of terrorism as well as the representatives of the Council of Heads of the CIS Customs Services, Council of CIS Border Troops Commanders, representatives of the executive authorities of the Russian Federation, observers from EUROPOL and from anti-drug agencies of the USA, China, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia. Estonia, Poland, Bulgaria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Iran and Syria will take part in the meeting.

The issues on countering drug trafficking will be considered at the meeting. Besides, the participants will discuss development of the united data bank on the issues of drug trafficking, psychotropic substances and their precursors.